Organizing for Success / Reform in New Zealand

Common Elements of High Performing, High Poverty Middle Schools
Susan Trimble
Three key elements describe high poverty middle schools that are also high performing.

Looping for Better Performance in the Middle Grades
Claire McCown & Scott Sherman
At Indian Hills Middle School looping was found to be a better way to educate young adolescents than traditional grouping practices.

Block Scheduling for the Middle Level: A Cautionary Tale About the Best Features of Secondary School Models
Donald G. Hackmann
Be warned: What works at the high school level may have devastating consequences for instructional practices at the middle level.

A Situational Approach to Middle Level Teacher Leadership
George P. White & Scott C. Greenwood
Using Situational Leadership, teachers alternately chose from four leadership styles in response to student development levels.

The Fight for Middle School Education in New Zealand
C. J. Patrick Nolan & Margaret A. Brown
As in the U.S., middle level education in New Zealand is caught between powerful elementary and secondary interests.

Pedagogy and Politics in New Zealand's Middle Schools
Mollie Neville-Tisdall
After much struggle, middle schools are beginning to improve the education of young adolescents in New Zealand.

Departments

The Editor Reflects
Tom Erb
Education Politics and Middle Level Best Practice: The Clash Continues

The Journal in Action
Carol Smith
Organizational Elements Help to Better Educate Young Adolescents

Middle School Leadership
Sally N. Clark & Donald C. Clark
Collaborative Decision Making: A Promising but Underused Strategy for Middle School Improvement

User-Friendly Research
David L. Hough
Focusing on Five School Community Factors: Leading, Learning, Evaluating, Communicating, and Policy-Making